An article in the New York Times about emerging databases
that are utilizing runaway slave ads, has led me to these two interesting learning
opportunities:
The first is “Freedom
on the Move” through Cornell University. It involves a crowd-sourcing
opportunity to verify the accuracy of primary source ads and to tag them with
relevant information; perhaps a high-school exercise with an element of
community service.
The other is “Pretends to be Free”
from Historic Hudson Valley. Students read a selection of runaway slave ads and
the accompanying classroom activities include creating an illustration, writing
an ad based on the description of a classmate, and discussions based on a close
reading of the sources.
These opportunities strike me as adaptable for entire
classes or as alternative opportunities for select students.
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